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Movies and TvShows featuring "return-to-hometown" theme.

Amachan
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Amachan (2013)

8.2

Amachan follows the story of a high school girl who returns to her hometown in the Japanese countryside and becomes a female diver. She navigates through friendships, school life, and the challenges of being a teenager while discovering her passion for diving.

Wonderful Days
Tv Show

Wonderful Days (2014)

7.6

Dong-Suk grew up as a smart young boy, but came from a poor family background. He is now a successful prosecutor and comes back to his hometown for the first time in 14 years. There, he happens to meet his first love Hae-Won and falls in love with her all over again.

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Audrey
Tv Show

Audrey (2001)

Mizuki is a would-be actress who has yet to attain her goal, struggles to keep the dream in her heart alive while dealing with the reality of her normal life, far away from lights, cameras, and action she longs for. Despite words of warnings from her family, which includes her birth and step mothers, intended to keep her from reaching her destiny, she actually makes it onto a set of one of the film companies in Tokyo. She experiences the peaks and valleys of a starting actress, but receives a blow when news of the company collapses and eventually closes. Mizuki returns home, but, the fire once lit, still burns.

Eagles
Tv Show

Eagles (2022)

6.9

After leaving his small hometown in Eastern Scandinavia to play ice hockey in Sweden, a talented teenager returns to pursue his dream of becoming a professional hockey player. Along the way, he navigates the challenges of high school, complicated family relationships, and the pressures of fame as a young influencer.

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Disobedience
Movie

Disobedience(2017)

6.6
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114Minutes
Sweethearts
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Sweethearts(2024)

5.6
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97Minutes

Two college freshmen who decided to stick with their high school sweethearts have to pull a 'Turkey Dump' and break up with them over 'Drunksgiving' the one chaotic night before Thanksgiving in their hometown that puts their codependent friendship to the test.

Life as a Girl
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Life as a Girl (2018)

7.2

Miki Ogawa (Jun Shison) yearned to live the life of a lovely girl and moved to the city from the countryside because of this. She holds a job at a fashion mail order company. Miki Ogawa also has a secret. She is transgender. Although, she has a pretty woman's appearance, her gender is male. One day, Tadaomi Goto (Keita Machida) appears in front of Miki Ogawa. They graduated from the same school. Tadaomi Goto is flustered by Miki's different appearance, but they happen to live together.

Champaign Ill
Tv Show

Champaign Ill (2018)

7.2

After failing to make it big in the city, a young hip-hop artist is forced to return to his small hometown of Champaign, Illinois. With the help of his friends, he begins his journey to rediscover his passion for music and navigate the challenges of small-town life.

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Marianne
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Marianne (2019)

7.4
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Marianne is a French horror TV show about a female novelist who returns to her hometown and becomes haunted by a demonic spirit. The haunting manifests in recurring nightmares and a threatening telephone call. As the protagonist tries to uncover the truth behind the evil presence, she realizes that her childhood friend, Emma, is involved. The series explores themes of demonic possession, fantasy becoming reality, and the consequences of childhood trauma.

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Marginal Village Inc.
Tv Show

Marginal Village Inc. (2015)

6.3

In a small village in the Kanto regioin, which is surrounded by mountains, residents and a management consultant (Shosuke Tanihara) struggle to rebuild the village through its only industry, farming.

Top of the Lake
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Top of the Lake (2017)

7.4
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Top of the Lake follows Detective Robin Griffin as she returns to her hometown in New Zealand to investigate the disappearance of a pregnant 12-year-old girl. As she delves deeper into the case, Robin uncovers a dark web of secrets and witnesses the darker side of her seemingly peaceful community.

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return to hometown

Explore a curated collection of movies and TV series that revolve around the heartfelt theme of returning to one's hometown. Rediscover the nostalgic charm as characters embark on emotional journeys filled with love, self-discovery, and the importance of family ties. From heartwarming tales to bittersweet narratives, these captivating stories are sure to evoke a sense of belonging and remind you of the cherished memories of home.

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